FORMER president Edgar Lungu’s family has filed a notice of appeal, challenging the judgment of the South African High Court, Gauteng Division, which ordered the repatriation of his mortal remains for a state funeral and burial at Embassy Park. This follows after the Supreme Court of Appeal of South Africa, in December last year, granted Lungu’s family leave to appeal the ruling. In August 2025, the South African Constitutional Court dismissed an application by Lungu’s family to directly appeal against the ruling of the High Court. Earlier, the South African High Court ordered that Lungu’s body be handed over to the Zambian authorities for a state funeral following his death on June 5, 2025. However, Lungu’s widow, Esther, and the...